Tangled In Fibres is a blog on Fibre Arts and Crafts run by myself – Agnieszka ‘Uisce’ Jakubczyk.
The blog is mostly about embroidery, but concerns also other fibre arts and crafts: fabric manipulation, knitting, felting, crocheting and beadwork. I write about my finished and current projects, about the process, about techniques and tools, and also about inspirations.
All comments, questions and suggestions are very welcomed – be part of my blog!

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EMBROIDERY:

1. 'Gardener', 2012. The inspiration for the embroidery: an illuminated French miniature from a medieval manuscript: Fécamp Psalter (76 F 13), dating back to c.1180, currently stored in Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague. Embroidery on silk with silk, cotton, metallic threads, silver and coral beads.

Pic.17: 'Gardener' - photo by Bartosz Kołata

Pic.18: 'Gardener' - detail, photo by Bartosz Kołata

2. 'Monk', 2013. The inspiration: an illumination from a copy of ‘Li livres
dou santé”(Sloane manuscript 2435, f. 44 v., Brirtish Library) dated to
the end of 13th century. Embroidery on silk with silk, cotton, metallic threads and glass beads.

Pic.19: 'Monk'

Pic.20: 'Monk' - detail

3. 'Salmon of Knowledge' 2015. 34cm x 40cm. Techniques: background - four fabrics of different colour and quality, sewn together and
incorporated into a shiny linen-polyester fabric frame; embroidery -
with silver and platinum thread in a combination of stitches: satin, couching,
asymmetric laid work.

Pic.21: 'Salmon of Knowledge'

Pic.22: 'Salmon of Knowledge' - detail

4. 'Tail 1', 2015. 15cm x 15cm. The inspiration: a sculpture of a capital from the ambulatory of the
12th century church of Saint - Pierre de Chavigny in Vienne -
southeastern France. Embroidery on fabric blend (silk and wool) with various silver threads and silk threads.